| District 2 |
|
| Stephen N. Abrams* |
152,918 |
| Walter Lange |
135,154 |
| write-in |
743 |
| Total |
288,815 |
| District 4 |
|
| Valerie Ervin* |
174,336 |
| Sheldon Fishman |
118,462 |
| write-in |
652 |
| Total |
293,450 |
| At Large |
|
| Sharon W. Cox* |
210,508 |
| Tommy Le |
89,037 |
| write-in |
937 |
| Total |
300,482 |
CHARTER AMENDMENTS
BY PETITION
Question A:
PROPERTY TAX LIMIT
Eliminate the authority of the County Council, by an affirmative vote of 7 out of 9 Councilmembers, to levy a tax on real property that will produce revenue that exceeds the revenue limit set in Section 305 by amending
Section 305 of the County Charter.
|
For |
Against |
| TOTAL |
153,186 |
217,521 |
| % of Total |
41.32% |
58.68% |
Question B:
TERM LIMITS - COUNTY COUNCIL & COUNTY EXECUTIVE
Amend Sections 105 and 202 of the County Charter to:
--limit the County Executive and members of the County Council to 3 consecutive terms in office, and
--provide that a County Executive and any member of the County Council who will have served 3 or more consecutive terms on December 4, 2006, cannot serve another successive term in the same office.
|
For |
Against |
| TOTAL |
179,294 |
192,823 |
| % of Total |
48.18% |
51.82% |
Question C:
COUNTY COUNCIL - ELECTION BY DISTRICT
Amend Sections 102, 103, and 104 of the County Charter to:
--divide the County into 9, rather than the current 5, Council districts;
--elect all Councilmembers by district, rather than the current 5 by district and 4 at large; and
--[eliminate each voter's ability to vote for a majority of Councilmembers by reducing] reduce from 5 to 1 the number of Councilmembers each voter can vote for.
|
For |
Against |
| TOTAL |
143,718 |
221,235 |
| % of Total |
39.38% |
60.62% |
* = winner
Source: Montgomery County Board of Elections
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